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Scotland Named Britain’s Gambling Capital, 68 Percent of Scots Placing Bets
The Scottish people are Britain’s most avid gamblers, according to figures newly published by the UK Gambling Commission, with over two-thirds of adults saying they had gambled in the past year. Or more specifically, 68 percent of Scottish respondents admitted to having...
Typhoon Hato Reveals Shortcomings in Government Attention to Macau Infrastructure
The Macau government has been too conservative with its tax revenue when it comes to funding and improving infrastructure throughout the city. Last month's Typhoon Hato and subsequent Tropical Storm Pakhar exposed the aging city, as bridges, business buildings, and residences in...
NFL Fires Back after Court Blocks Ezekiel Elliott’s Six-Game Suspension
The NFL moved as quick off the field as the tailback they are trying to suspend runs on it, asking the judge who granted a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction for the NFL’s six-game suspension of Cowboy’s Ezekiel Elliott on Monday...
Not Quite Area 51, But Area 15 Will Bring Sci-Fi Entertainment to Las Vegas
Area 15 hopes to one day attract sci-fi and comic book fans to a yet-to-be-constructed 146,000-square-foot entertainment facility just steps off the Las Vegas Strip. Proposed by New York real estate development company Fisher Brothers, the venue's blueprint calls for multiple arenas...
Florida Horse Racetracks Safely Harness Hurricane Irma, Damage Minimal
Florida horse racetracks are reporting minimal damages in the wake of Hurricane Irma, once a powerful and violent Category 5 tropical cyclone that stormed up the west coast of the Sunshine State. Gulfstream Park, Hialeah Park Race Track, and Tampa Bay Downs,...
MGM Lawsuit to Block Connecticut Satellite Casino Is Dismissed by Federal Appeals Court
Legal efforts by MGM Resorts to block construction of a third casino in Connecticut have suffered a defeat, after the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected the gaming operator's rehearing request. MGM argues that Connecticut violated its own state...
Philippines to Begin Privatizing PAGCOR Properties in 2018
The Philippine government will begin the sale of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (PAGCOR) 17 casinos to private operators early next year, but privatization could take several years, the country’s finance minister said this week. As the country’s casino sector booms, driven...
Junket Operators, Casino Boss Cleared in $101M Bangladeshi Cyber Bank Heist
Philippine prosecutors investigating last year’s notorious Bangladeshi bank heist have dismissed all charges against casino boss Kim Wong and junket operator Weikang Xu. But late last week they recommended the filing of charges against Maia Deguito, a former branch manager at Philippine...
Casino eSports Conference Skipped by Strip Operators, Nevada Expands eSports Betting
Last week's Casino eSports Conference (CEC) held at the Westgate failed to entice representatives from the nearby Strip resorts to take in a series of discussions on the emerging industry. The two-day conference aimed to bring together leaders from gambling and eSports...
Favorite Rafael Nadal Easily Defeats Kevin Anderson to Win Third US Open, 16th Grand Slam Event
The world’s No. 1 ranked player Rafael Nadal breezed through the finals of the US Open, defeating South African Kevin Anderson on Sunday in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. The tournament’s top seed was also the favorite at sportsbooks with odds ranging...
